Reminds me of when I and a whole flight's worth of people were waiting hours in line at the airline's service desk to rebook flights after a missed connection. One guy waltzes up and steps right into the front of the line. People object to him pushing in, but the guy stays where he is and says "sorry, I'm business class!".
The airline employees let him do it, and just repeat to us: "Sorry, he's business class!" He gets served first, saving literally hours compared to joining the back of the line.
Yea, so? How is this the same thing? He paid for that service. It's equivalent to paid support tiers where your query gets answered faster than others. Or is it just fashion now to shit on rich people even when they are playing by the rules?
That's not even close. As long as the first/business/economy classes are transparent in their policies and privileges, then it's okay. There is no cheating here.
The airline employees let him do it, and just repeat to us: "Sorry, he's business class!" He gets served first, saving literally hours compared to joining the back of the line.
At least they were honest.